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Obama Momentum Runs into Labor Report Road Block
Current President Barack Obama enjoyed his highest public approval rating on Thursday night since early last year. On Friday however, the President received a not so kind greeting from the Labor Department’s jobs report. The results... More of this article »
Roddick Says Goodbye to Tennis
Andy Roddick lost this week at the U.S. Open to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro and with the loss retired from the professional tennis tour. Last week, the 30-year old American, shocked his fellow players and the tennis world in general... More of this article »
Radiation Riskier for Women with Gene Mutation
Mammograms, whose goal is to find breast cancer, might raise the risk of developing the cancer in younger women whose genes place them in a higher risk category for developing the disease. This is according to a new study by leading... More of this article »
Bubonic Plague Diagnosed in Colorado
Sierra Jane Downing a 7-year old from Colorado thought she was suffering from the flu, as she had felt sick following a camping trip with her family. However, she suffered a seizure and her father knew there was something seriously... More of this article »
Football Players at High Risk for Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig’s Disease
On Wednesday a study was released that said a disproportionately higher number of former professional football players, who played in the NFL for at least five years from 1959 to 1988 had developed either Alzheimer’s or Lou Gehrig’s... More of this article »
NFL Starts New Season Wednesday Night
The 2012-13 NFL season starts September 5 with a Wednesday night game in East Rutherford, New Jersey between two NFC East rivals. The New York Giants the current Super Bowl champion host the Dallas Cowboys. The game is expected to... More of this article »
Hackers Release One Million IDs Online
The group of computer hackers who call themselves Anonymous claim they stole Apple user accounts that total 12 million. The group said they took the accounts from a laptop owned by an agent for the FBI. The group has released over... More of this article »
Ex-CIA Chief Hayden: Only U.S. Can Successfully attack Iran Sites
A former CIA director, Michael Hayden, in an interview with newspaper said that Israel was not capable of carrying out military action on a sustained basis against the many nuclear sites the country of Iran has, without receiving help... More of this article »
Retailers in Britain Not Helped By London Games
The recently completed 2012 Olympic Games held in London, England did not help increase retail sales for retailers in Great Britain, as many had expected and hoped. The country’s retailers suffered in August, as people stayed at... More of this article »
Voters Interested in Party Platforms over big named Speakers
A new Pew Research Center study says that potential voters are more interested in the convention platform of each party instead of big name speakers that have appeared in Tampa and will appear this week in Charlotte. The poll was conducted... More of this article »
Six-year killed, sister in critical condition
In New Jersey, a six-year old boy who was sleeping was stabbed and killed in his bedroom on Sunday in a heinous attack that also left his 12-year old sister critically wounded. She was also sleeping in the same room, said authorities.... More of this article »
Ten Deaths in Canada Due to Legionnaires’ Disease
The public health board in Quebec said on Friday that Legionnaires’ disease had killed another victim increasing the total number of dead from the disease to 10. The board also announced that there were fewer cases of new infections... More of this article »
Romney Took Tough Stances against Welfare while Governor
Mitt Romney was the governor of Massachusetts between 2003 and 2007 and fought hard to require the state’s single parents, with children less than one year of age, to work if they wanted to receive welfare and were able to obtain... More of this article »
Dempsey and Lloris Join Tottenham
Just before the end of the summer transfer window closed Friday night, English Premier League club Tottenham Hot Spur sign two talented players. The club signed Clint Dempsey a veteran of five seasons from EPL club Fulham and a member... More of this article »
Amazon to use Nokia for its Map Services
The largest retailer in the world on Internet, Amazon.com has announced its Kindle Fire now is 20% of the sales for tablets in the U.S. The internet retailer said it was joining forces with Finland’s Nokia for its mapping services... More of this article »
Sony Unveils New Computer Tablet
On Wednesday, Sony Corp, looking to reclaim some of its luster that was lost in the consumer electronics market in the past few years, unveiled their new line of products that included the new Xperia tablet brand. Kazuo Hirai, the... More of this article »
Gun Left Unattended in Airplane Lavatory by Secret Service
A Secret Service agent left his gun unattended on a charter plane that carried Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney Wednesday, as the GOP candidate flew for a campaign event in Indiana. While the plane was in flight between... More of this article »
New HIV Medication Approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve a new drug for HIV, but the price of the new medication received a great deal of criticism from an AIDS activist. Michael Weinstein, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation president, said the drug... More of this article »
Sixteen Amish On Trial for Hair Cutting
On Tuesday, a defense attorney said his Amish clients took action due to a concern that members of their religion had strayed from their religious beliefs. His clients have been accused of carrying out hate crimes by cutting the hair... More of this article »
Schulze Gets Okay to Launch Takeover Bid for Best Buy
The board of directors of the consumer electronics firm Best Buy announced on Monday that it had given Richard Schulze, the company founder, consent to prepare a takeover bid. Schulze now has 60 days to perform due diligence, form... More of this article »
Samsung Ready to Launch another Tablet
On Facebook, a new photo was posted by Samsung of what looked like their new tablet that will run with Windows 8. The Facebook page said the tablet would be unveiled during a trade show for consumer electronics in Germany that starts... More of this article »
Travel Advocates Urge FTC to Protect against Hotels Deceptive Pricing
Individual and corporate travel advocates have urged the Federal Trade Commission in the United States to address drip pricing, a practice that is widespread amongst the hotel industry. Advocates have said to the regulatory agency... More of this article »
Tropical Storm Isaac Cancels Monday’s RNC events
Republicans, undaunted by what could be a huge force of Mother Nature, arrived in throngs in Florida on Sunday, as they prepare for their National Convention. The convention has been reduced from a four day event to just three as Tropical... More of this article »
Graphic Cigarette Labels Struck Down
On Friday, a federal appeals court struck down governmental requirements for graphic warning labels on the packages of cigarettes. The court said the government had not provided enough evidence that the graphic labels would lower the... More of this article »
Obama Leads Romney in Battleground state of Pennsylvania
A recently released poll shows that President Barack Obama holds a strong lead in Pennsylvania one of the key battleground states. The poll said that Obama’s lead over Mitt Romney the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was... More of this article »
Court in Norway Finds Breivik Sane
A court in Norway has sentenced mass murderer Anders Breivik to a prison term. The sentencing denied the prosecutors the ruling of insanity they were hoping for in order to show the massacre of 77 people was carried out by a madman,... More of this article »
Sony to Cut 15% of Mobile Phone Employees
Sony announced on Thursday that it would cut 15% of the mobile phone unit workforce, which has had economic troubles. The consumer electronics company said it was also relocating the headquarters of its mobile phone unit. Currently... More of this article »
Disease has Symptoms Similar to AIDS
Researchers said they had identified the new mysterious disease that has affected many people throughout Asia, as well as some in the United States, with symptoms that are AIDS-like even though they do not have HIV. The immune system... More of this article »
Hewlett Packard Reports Huge Loss
On Wednesday, Hewlett Packard announced its worst loss in 73 years of business. The huge tech giant has been struggling for the last couple of years and its latest quarterly loss was compounded because of a $9.2 billion write off.... More of this article »
GOP Committee Rejects Civil Unions
The platform committee for the Republican Party rejected resoundingly on Tuesday an amendment endorsing gay couples’ civil unions. The GOP said it would maintain its support for an amendment to the constitution that protects traditional... More of this article »
Phyllis Diller Dies at 95
Phyllis Diller, who was 95, died on Monday said her manager of many years. One of her closest friends, Joan Rivers the host of a cable television show, said she was with Diller about three weeks ago and she was all dressed up, running... More of this article »
Obama Tells Assad Chemical Weapons Are Not an Option
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was warned by President Barack Obama about using chemical or biological weapons in fighting the rebels. President Obama warned that U.S. forces would move against the government of Syria if the regime... More of this article »
Lowe’s Drops Outlook as Earnings Fall
Lowe’s earnings for the fiscal second quarter dropped by 10%, as the retailer of home-improvement products saw margins squeezed. Same-store sales dropped slightly. Robert Niblock the company’s CEO said that the quarterly results... More of this article »
Gu Kailai receives suspended death sentence
Bo Xilai, the disgraced politician in China, listened as his wife received a suspended death sentence of two years for murdering British businessman Neil Heywood. On Monday, the court ruled that the 52-year old Gu Kailai had prepared... More of this article »
White Supremacist’s Indicted Following Crime Spree
A white supremacist couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury. The couple, from Portland, Oregon, was involved in a conspiracy that led them on an alleged robbery, theft, kidnapping and murder spree throughout the Pacific Northwest. Friday’s... More of this article »
Apple Sees Share Price Soar
Investors, market observers and mobile device users are all anxiously awaiting the launch of the iPhone 5 and the possible launch of the iPad Mini. While everyone is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the next generation iPhone, the... More of this article »
Interior Secretary of the Philippines on Plane that Crashed
A small plane carrying the Secretary of the Interior from the Philippines Jesse Robredo crashed on Saturday into the ocean while it was attempting to make an emergency landing. Authorities said one person had been rescued but the Secretary... More of this article »
Cantaloupe Tainted With Salmonella Kills Two
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that cantaloupes were linked with an outbreak of salmonella across twenty U.S. states. The salmonella outbreak thus far has killed two and sickened more than 140 more people.... More of this article »
Female Punk Group in Russia Found Guilty
On Friday, a judge in Russian found the Pussy Riot provocative punk rock band guilty of hooliganism. Human rights groups watched the trial of the three member punk band closely across the globe. The judges said hooliganism had been... More of this article »
Assange Granted Asylum by Ecuador
On Thursday, the foreign minister of Ecuador announced that the country has agreed to grant asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. The announcement defied the threats by the government of Britain to raid the embassy and... More of this article »
Heart Risk could be tied to Blood type
The blood type individuals have might determine their risk of developing heart disease. A new study suggests that type O blood has some protective qualities against having a stroke or heart attack. The analysis also indicates that... More of this article »
Quiet Night in French City Where Riots Occurred
Thanks to a heavy presence of police in Amiens, it was ensured that no repeat in violence and destruction would take place in the north of France Tuesday night. Earlier French President Francois Hollande had pledged to stamp out all... More of this article »
Stallone: Cast of Expendables Was Competitive
Sylvester Stallone, one of the stars of the new movie The Expendables 2, said that on the set, the cast was very competitive. Stallone returns with the latest sequel of his 2010 action packed hit, along with other action movie heavyweights... More of this article »
FedEx to Buyout Employees in 2012-13
Federal Express has announced it will be offering a number of its employees in the U.S. a voluntary buyout. Company officials said on Monday that the company was offering the buyout packages to a select group of employees. The majority... More of this article »
Motorola Mobility See Workforce cut 20%
Internet behemoth Google, Inc announced on Monday that it was cutting 4,000 people from the workforce of Motorola Mobility. The job cuts amount to nearly 20% of the entire workforce at Motorola Mobility. The cuts are also the largest... More of this article »
Aniston Engaged To Theroux
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announced over the weekend that they were engaged. The couple has been together for over a year. Theroux enjoyed his birthday party on Friday even more than usual, as Aniston accepted his proposal... More of this article »
McIlroy WIns PGA Championship
With his impressive win at the PGA Championship on Sunday, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is back as the number one player in the world. The 23-year old looked like the superstar everyone has labeled him as, when he won the tournament... More of this article »
Logan Airport Agents Accused of Racial Profiling
Over 30 federal officers at a program at Logan Airport, intended to spot potential terrorists’ telltale mannerisms say the program has attracted the use of racial profiling that has targeted not just people from the Middle East,... More of this article »